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Q: What starter will your Rival pick?
If you choose Bulbasaur as a starter, Gary chooses Charmander

If you choose Charmander as a starter, Gary chooses Squirtle

If you choose Squirtle as a starter, Gary chooses Bulbasaur

Q: What will your Rival's final team be?
Your Rival's final team is determined by the starter you pick (and subsequently he picks)

If you choose Bulbasaur as a starter:
Pidgeot, Alakazam, Rhydon, Gyarados, Exeggutor, Charizard

If you choose Charmander as a starter:
Pidgeot, Alakazam, Rhydon, Arcanine, Exeggutor, Blastoise

If you choose Squirtle as a starter:
Pidgeot, Alakazam, Rhydon, Gyarados, Arcanine, Venusaur

Q: How do you get Mew?
Legally and officially, the only way to get Mew is to download one from an official Nintendo Event. But for these games, there's no chance of that happening again.

Q: So unofficially, how do you get Mew?
Check out the topic right HERE.

Q: What's that truck next to the S.S. Anne for?
Nothing. It has no use whatsoever, and you can't move it with Strength or get Togepi or anything like that.

Q: How do I evolve Graveler, Kadabra, Haunter and Machoke?
Simply trade them to another Pokémon game to have them evolve. In their final forms, they will learns moves at the same level as their second forms, so you don't need to worry about what level you evolve them at.

Q: What Pokémon can I get from in-game trades?
Jynx: Celadon City - Swap for a Poliwhirl

Q: How do I get a Surfing Pikachu?
You can teach a Pikachu to Surf with the help of Pokémon Stadium. To do so, you must do the following:

The Pikachu must be on a 6-member team you use to beat the R2 Prime Cup at Master Ball level. It does not have to be from the Yellow game; Red/Blue Pikachus are fine.

All the Pokémon on your team must be chosen directly from your Game Boy cartridge (no registered teams, no rentals). They can be in your party or in any box in Bill's PC.

If you lose, you can re-enter, and you can use regular continues, but you cannot save the game and continue later. If you save and quit, you've screwed it all up.

Pikachu does not have to be used in every battle and does not actually have to take part in any battle, but must be on your 3-member team in the last round. It can sit on the bench or participate in Rounds 1-7, it doesn't matter.

Once the Champion has been decided (and it's not the CPU), your Pikachu will automatically learn to Surf if it knows less than 4 attacks. If it already knows 4 attacks, you can select which one it will forget (in hyper-cute fashion) to make room for Surf, or you can abandon learning the move.

Q: How do I get the original starters?
Charmander - Route 24 - Talk to a guy near the bridge (a non-trainer sort of guy)

Bulbasaur - Cerulean City - Talk to a girl in the house next to the Pokécenter (make sure Pikachu is happy!)

Squirtle - Vermilion City - Talk to Officer Jenny in the middle of the city

Q: How do I make Pikachu happy?
Don't let him faint much, heal status problems quickly, keep him with you, blah blah blah. Honestly, if you just keep trying to give it Potions, even if its HP is full, it'll love you as much as you need it to.

Q: What Pokémon can I get from in-game trades?
Machoke (will evolve during trade): Route 5 Gatehouse - Swap for a Cubone

Q: Can I get Mew if I fill my Pokédex?
No. Mew is not available in Green. The idea of you getting it when you fill your Pokédex is an unfounded lie. This has been confirmed by several owners of an original Japanese Green.

Q: Where are the rare or one-of-a-kind Pokémon?
Hitmonlee / Hitmonchan - Challenge and defeat the Fighting Dojo leader and you'll get to choose between Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan. You can only take one of the two

Lapras - After you defeat your rival in Silph Co, a terrified worker will give you Lapras. If you don't have the space for it, you can come back and get it later

Eevee - Found in Celadon City, through a rear entrance to Pokémon Mansion

Omanyte / Kabuto - At the end of Mount Moon, you get to choose between a Dome Fossil (Kabuto) or a Helix Fossil (Omanyte). Which ever you pick, take it to the Lab on Cinnibar Island later in the game to have it resurrected into the Pokémon

Aerodactyl - Use Cut to get into the back entrance to the Museum in Pewter City. Talk to the scientists to get some Old Amber. Take this to the Lab on Cinnibar Island to get an Aerodactyl

Snorlax - One Snorlax can be found on Route 12 and another on Route 16. You'll need a Pokéflute to wake them up

Articuno - Explore Seafoam Islands

Zapdos - Explore the Power Plant

Moltres - Explore Victory Road

Mewtwo - Explore Cerulean Cave

Q: Where can I find a certain TM?
TM01 - Mega Punch (Normal)
Mt Moon, also available at the Celadon Mart for $3,000

TM02 - Razor Wind (Normal)
Game Corner, also available in the Celadon Mart for $2,000

HM01 - Cut (Normal)
Find the Captain of the SS Anne and talk to him. He'll give you this HM.

HM02 - Fly (Flying)
Have a pokemon cut though a bush just before the gatehouse to the west of Celadon. Pass through the upper gate house to find a house where a woman will give you this HM.

HM03 - Surf (Water)
Go into the Safari Zone and walk all the way to the end. There's a House at the very end, where the man inside will give you this HM.

HM04 - Strength (Normal)
Near the Secret House in the Safari Zone are the Warden's Gold Teeth. If you take them back to him, he'll give you this HM.

HM05 - Flash (Normal)
After getting Cut, go through Diglett's Cave and find a house where Professor Oak's Aide is waiting for you. If you have at least 10 Pokémon saved in your pokedex, he'll give you this HM.

You should note that the Mew Trick and the Extended Mew Trick work in Japanese Red and Green as a note. Just thought you might note that. I own both of these and I have tried it on both.
A very nice FAQ indeed.

Nice FAQ. The two ? routes for Snorlax are 12 and 16. Also, the final team for your rival differs depending upon his Eeveelution. The first three will always be Sandslash, Alakazam, and Exeggutor, but if he has Joltoen, the last three will be Cloyster, Ninetales, and Jolteon, for Flareon it will be Magneton, Cloyster, and Flareon, and if it was Vaporeon, he will have Ninetales, Magenton, and Vaporeon as his last three. Just a small correction.

Little Miss Stalinist/Secret Al-Qaeda agents (i.e. Ellie) would be a ***** even if she was a conserative republican. What makes her the way she is happens to be the fact that the webmaster of this site let's her behave like this. (Of course, I would never make a liberal a staff member at any forum I'd be in charge of, regardless.)

[21:03] <+Skiks> ellie is out of context
[21:04] <+Skiks> the experience

In Japan they got 4 versions: Red, Green, Blue & Yellow. All we got was Red, Green (renamed Blue for some reason) and Yellow. My question is, was there a difference in what Pokemon you catch in the Japanese Blue? Please, if you know which Pokemon were unavailable in Jap. Blue, post it here.

In Yellow, you also can't obtain Weedle + Kakuna + Beedrill.
Also worth noting is that you trade for a Machoke in-game in Yellow, so you can get a Machamp without trading with another person! (this is the only game where you can do something like this)

And possibly add Gary's Eevee information - what decides what it evolves into

In Japan they got 4 versions: Red, Green, Blue & Yellow. All we got was Red, Green (renamed Blue for some reason) and Yellow. My question is, was there a difference in what Pokemon you catch in the Japanese Blue? Please, if you know which Pokemon were unavailable in Jap. Blue, post it here.

I only know that Blue has Ditto in the Rock Tunnel and wild Lickitung.

Little Miss Stalinist/Secret Al-Qaeda agents (i.e. Ellie) would be a ***** even if she was a conserative republican. What makes her the way she is happens to be the fact that the webmaster of this site let's her behave like this. (Of course, I would never make a liberal a staff member at any forum I'd be in charge of, regardless.)

[21:03] <+Skiks> ellie is out of context
[21:04] <+Skiks> the experience

Good thread, however you might wish to add that on the type chart, the only offensive ghost move (lick) is not effective at all on psychic types iirc, that there is only one dragon move that does 40 damage (dragon rage), and that counter only works on normal and fighting types.

Your Rival's final team is determined by the starter you pick (and subsequently he picks)

If you choose Bulbasaur as a starter:

Pidgeot, Alakazam, Rhydon, Gyarados, Arcanine, Venusaur

If you choose Charmander as a starter:

Pidgeot, Alakazam, Rhydon, Gyarados, Exeggutor, Charizard

If you choose Squirtle as a starter:

Pidgeot, Alakazam, Rhydon, Arcanine, Exeggutor, Blastoise

The last pokemon on his team will be the fully evolved form of the pokemon that has an elemental advantage over your starter.

It should be...

If you choose Bulbasaur as a starter:

Pidgeot, Alakazam, Rhydon, Gyarados, Arcanine, Charizard

If you choose Charmander as a starter:

Pidgeot, Alakazam, Rhydon, Gyarados, Exeggutor, Blastoise

If you choose Squirtle as a starter:

Pidgeot, Alakazam, Rhydon, Arcanine, Exeggutor, Venusaur

Originally Posted by Jish

And possibly add Gary's Eevee information - what decides what it evolves into

I don't know if your asking about it or not but Eevee's evolution depends if you beat your rival at Professor Oak's lab and on Route 22. If you beat him both times, eevee will evolve into Jolteon. If you beat him at the lab and lose on Route 22, then i think it evolves into vaporeon. And if you lose both times then it will evolve into flareon. Im not sure about the last two, they might be switched around but im positive of the first one.

I don't know if your asking about it or not but Eevee's evolution depends if you beat your rival at Professor Oak's lab and on Route 22. If you beat him both times, eevee will evolve into Jolteon. If you beat him at the lab and lose on Route 22, then i think it evolves into vaporeon. And if you lose both times then it will evolve into flareon. Im not sure about the last two, they might be switched around but im positive of the first one.

In addition to this, I think that if you beat your rival just at the lab, it'll evolve into a Flareon. At least, this is what happened with me each time I played it.

This is nice info, it explains why his Eevee always evolved into a Flareon in my game. I never knew about him being at Route 22, so I never battled him there. o_O

I’m going to be the biggest Noob in the forum for asking this but, I’m having trouble time saving my game in Pokemon Red, I tried to save my game (by going to the menu and selecting, and then when I’m done I turn it off) but when I play it again I don’t see my file.

I’m going to be the biggest Noob in the forum for asking this but, I’m having trouble time saving my game in Pokemon Red, I tried to save my game (by going to the menu and selecting, and then when I’m done I turn it off) but when I play it again I don’t see my file.

That's bizarre, you're not doing anything wrong.

How old is the game? It sounds like the internal battery is dead, there's no other reason your game wouldn't save.

I’m going to be the biggest Noob in the forum for asking this but, I’m having trouble time saving my game in Pokemon Red, I tried to save my game (by going to the menu and selecting, and then when I’m done I turn it off) but when I play it again I don’t see my file.

i know this problem, the internal battery is empty, i suggest you arrange a new game or replace the battery which can be riskful for your game.